HJRES 85
115th Congress
House
Congress
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.
Introduced: March 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator before the 115th Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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